Serie A – Sampdoria – Juventus on Match-day 29
Serie A action on Saturday as Sampdoria and Juve meet at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris – 6:00pm GMT.
With Champion’s League positions always a key motivation, fourth placed Juve remain in contention as they travel to fifteenth placed Sampdoria.
Sampdoria have 26 points to their name, going into this tie
Sampdoria have dropped all six points in their last two games, a disappointing run of form, which Marco Giampaolo will be keen to turn around in this fixture.
Also, Sampdoria need to get out of the losing habit, with 12 recorded in the last 19 meetings. With 26 points (7W, 16L and 5D), they are established in fifteenth position in the League having won seven meetings, drawn five meetings, and lost 16 fixtures.
Playing at home, Sampdoria have won four matches, drawn three games, and lost seven meetings.
Victory for Sampdoria would take their points tally to 29 so far this season.
Sampdoria’s squad has depth, but even so, Marco Giampaolo is likely to be missing three of they key players when they start Saturday’s game.
Juventus’ campaign so far has seen them accrue 53 points this season
With two wins in a row under his belt, Massimiliano Allegri takes his Juve team into this game full of confidence, and hopeful of another successive victory.
Also, it comes as no surprise that Juve have risen up the table this season, following a run of 14 matches without loss. With 53 points, they currently sit fourth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 15 wins, 5 losses and 8 draws having won 15 fixtures, drawn eight games, and lost five meetings.
Juve’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Sampdoria. In the 14 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won seven matches, drawn five games, and lost two meetings.
Juventus will have secured 56 points so far this season, should they secure a win.
Good atacking and defensive team
Defence begins with attack and Juve have defended well as a team, borne out by conceding 25 goals in their previous games. Every player has contributed to them delivering a solid defensive display this Serie A season. Juve have a good scoring record this season, with 42 netted so far. Their stand out attacking players have been Dusan Vlahovic (3), Matthijs De Ligt (1), and Danilo (1).
Injury and illness have depleted Massimiliano Allegri’s Juve and they will likely be missing ten key personnel for Saturday’s match.
Sampdoria v Juventus – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Juve with a greater number of wins. In the last 46 meetings, they have enjoyed 28 wins, to Sampdoria’s eight wins. Also, Juve have left Sampdoria with a win on twelve out of 18 meetings. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was January 2022 and the score line ended up with a 4-1 win for Juventus.
Performance Report
For Sampdoria, Francesco Caputo is one of the top performing players after having scored
two goals in 28 League fixtures this Serie A Season, while Dusan Vlahovic is a top performing player who has scored
three goals in 28 League matches this campaign for Juve.
Other standout players for Sampdoria are Francesco Caputo and Fabio Quagliarella with two goals each and for Juve are Dusan Vlahovic and Matthijs De Ligt with three goals both.
